PICKING PALIN Has World Premiere At 2010 FringeNYC

A Family Affair Films presents the world premiere of Picking Palin, on August 13th at the Connelly Theater, as part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival. From award-winning writer-director, Stephen Padilla, Picking Palin tells the story of how and why a certain first-term, little-known governor from Alaska became the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate.

As the Democratic National Convention plays on television, four top Republican strategists meet in a hotel room to decide who will accompany John McCain on the 2008 Republican Presidential ticket. The battle over Sarah Palin as a Vice Presidential candidate soon became a battle for the soul of the Republican party, not just in that hotel room, but also in newspapers, blogs and magazines all across the country. Picking Palin depicts the very real battle that raged, and continues to rage, over the past, present and future of the Republican Party, in particular, and of American Conservatism, in general.

"Utterly, unquestionably, staggeringly authentic." -John Glavin, author of After Dickens

The cast includes Bill Timoney (Principal Role: Alfred Vanderpool in All My Children, Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse), Stephen Gleason (Henry's Crime with Vera Farmiga and Keanu Reeves), Keith Herron (Accidental Repertory Theater), and Judy Pollock (Women and Wallace).

A Family Affair Films is the film and theater Production Company of award-winning writer-director, Stephen Padilla. Padilla's first feature film, The Little Things, was one of nine films selected for the IFP Independent Filmmaker Labs. It was named "Best of the Fest" at the Philadelphia Film Festival, won the Audience Award at the Red Bank International Film Festival and received a Gold Remi Award at WorldFest. His second feature film, Kisses, Chloe, is currently in post-production. Padilla has been called, "a fresh new voice on the independent American film scene." Picking Palin is his first New York theater production.

Picking Palin opens at the Connelly Theater (220 East 4th Street between Avenues A and B; F Train to 2nd Avenue) on Friday, August 13th. The performance schedule is as follows: Friday, August 13th at 5 PM, Wednesday, August 18th at 1:30 PM, Saturday August 21st at 9:45 PM, Wednesday, August 25th at 9:30 PM and Saturday, August 28th at Noon. Press tickets available upon request. For more information, visit www.pickingpalin.com.

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